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Patent GB-190701207-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Apparatus for the Manufacture of Casings or Tyre Covers for Pneumatic Tyres.
Filed: 1907-01-17
Granted: 1908-01-17
Abstract: 1207. Hubbard, C., and Macintosh & Co., C. Jan. 17. Tyres, pneumatic -Apparatus fo: making fabric foundations for tyres and for mak ing complete tyre covers of the wired on or beaded-edge type comprises a former b, adapted to receive the retaining wires or cores d and the webbed fabric &c. f, and a pivoted head g which carries devices for folding and consolidating the fabric &c. The former b, of less diameter than the tyre, has a channelled periphery formed with grooves adapted to receive the retaining-wires d which pass over an adjustable roll c. The rubbered fabric f, which is wider than the finished tyre, passes under the wires d and is pressed down on to the former by a roller i. The edges f<1> of the fabric are then turned down by fingers j<1> and rotating brushes k, a firm adhesion being secured by means of a roller i<1>. When the operation is complete, the head g, with the members i, i<1>, j<1>, k, is lifted clear by means of a lever g3, and a second strip s of fabric is secured by means of a pressure roll t. A rubber tread strip may be similarly applied. Gearing is described for rotating the members b, i<1>, k, the roll i<1> having a linear velocity greater than that of the former b.
Patent GB-190701453-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fountain Pens.
Inventor: RUE EVELYN DE LA
Filed: 1907-01-19
Granted: 1907-05-23
Abstract: 1453. De la Rue, E. Jan. 19. P e n s, reservoir. In order to prevent the ink from drying on the nibs of fountain pens, the cap a is made with apart b, preferably of reduced diameter which forms a hermetically closed chamber around the nib c. The cap a is secured by means of a screw d on the extreme end of the nib section, and is provided with an extension f which engages the shoulder g.
Patent GB-190704933-A (GB)
Title: Soap Dishes.
Inventor: BUTCHER JOSEPH JOHN
Filed: 1907-03-01
Granted: 1907-12-19
Abstract: 4933. Butcher, J. J. March 1. Soap dishes.- The floor of a soap dish A has drainage channels or corrugations C sloping from the sides to a central gutter E, which slopes downwards towards a front spout g, Fig. 3. Beneath the dish is a drip-cup B, Figs. 2, 3, and 4, having an opening at the back and front so that a stream of water or a cloth can be passed through to clean it. The two pieces A, B are moulded separately, but are fitted together before being put in the kiln so that they are burnt as a single piece. In modifications : (1) the water drains into a small drip-cup B', Fig. 5, in the front; (2) there is no drip-cup, but the spout g<2>, Fig. 8, is prolonged to extend over the edge of a lavatory basin.
Patent GB-190706579-A (GB)
Title: Combined Smoke and Gas Consumer Damper Regulator & Water Heater for Steam Generators
Inventor: MILLER JOHN
Filed: 1907-03-19
Granted: 1908-03-19
Abstract: 6579. Miller, J., Winter, M., and Wurster, W. F. March 19. Cleaning pipes.- Soot &c. is removed from a water-heating coil 4 by steam or air supplied through a nozzle 17.
Patent GB-190709779-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rifle and like Target Practice Apparatus.
Inventor: ADAMS ARTHUR ARMIN
Filed: 1907-04-26
Granted: 1908-04-23
Abstract: 9779. Adams, A. A. Jan. 26, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Rifle practice, teaching. -Consists in sub-target apparatus adapted to be attached to the muzzle of a rifle as shown in Fig. 1. The apparatus consists of a frame B carrying the pivoted target 12 and a needle 18 for marking the target. The needle 18 has a spherical bearing 19 mounted in an adjustable support 17. The movement of the needle 18 is controlled by a b e n t frame 35, through an aperture 38 of which the needle passes and which is mounted on a rod 39 pivoted in gimbals 36 to the frame B and maintained parallel to the correct line of sight for the target 42 by three strings 46 connected to the pulley-string 43. A plunger-string 16 in the bore of the rifle is pushed forward by the firing-pin to swing the pivoted target 12 against the needle 18 when the trigger is pulled. In using blank ammunition, the issuing gases actuate the target.
Patent GB-190710489-A (GB)
Title: An Improvements in Adjustable Easy Chairs especially suitable for Lunatic Asylums & Hospitals
Inventor: WEBB ROBERT HENRY
Filed: 1907-05-06
Granted: 1908-04-23
Abstract: 10,489. Webb, R. H. May 6. Chairs.-A chair especially for the use of helpless paralytics is provided with a back E which may be adjusted and locked in position, and also has slidable carrying- arms P, which may be locked in the extended or closed positions. The arms I, IX of the chair have slotted extensions forming arcs of circles about the pivot pins F of the back as centres. Plates J having a series of circular recesses N connected by a slot are secured to the curved extensions. These recesses are engaged by flanges M on a rod K, which passes through nuts L and may be rotated to disengage the flanges from the recesses N by applying a key to the end P. The arms are connected to the side rail R by a teeslide S and correspondiog socket piece U, and may be locked in closed or extended position by a locking-pin Y, rotated by a key so as to engage in one of two holes in the tee-slides. The seat of the chair is formed so that its surface is sloped backward, and the seat and back upholstery are both detachably secured by turn-buckles engaging slots in the framing. The legs G are bent backwards as shown to prevent over-turning.
Patent GB-190711472-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bearings for Shafting and the like
Inventor: GOODWIN WILLIAM GEORGE
Filed: 1907-05-16
Granted: 1907-08-01
Abstract: 11,472. Goodwin, W. G. May 16. Self-alining bearings.-A shaft bearing A is mounted on the pivots of adjustable screws B in a split or solid ring C which turns on the points of adjustable screws D in standards E. The bearing is applicable to plummer blocks, wall brackets, hangers, &c.
Patent GB-190711873-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of and Means for Altering the Working Speed of Polyphase Motors.
Filed: 1907-05-22
Granted: 1908-02-06
Abstract: 11,873. Siemens Bros. Dynamo Works, and Poynder, H. B. May 22. Motors, controlling. - The speed of a polyphase asynchronous motor is reduced below or increased above the normal b impressing upon the rotor, by means of a motor-generator, a rotary field either in the same or in the opposite direction to that in the stator, the invention being a modification of that described in Specification No. 10,007, A.D. 1907. The rotor of the motor is connected through a starting-resistance b, Fig. 1, and three-way switches 1, 2, 3 to the stator of a synchronous machine c, the rotor of which is excited by direct current. The machine c is driven by an asynchronous machine d supplied with current from the mains. The direct current for the machine c may be obtained from a motor-generator g fed from the polyphase mains, or from an exciter e, Fig. 2, on the same shaft. The position of the switches 1, 2, 3 determines the direction of rotation of the magnetic field produced in the motor a by the current from the machine c. The power-factor of the machine a may be controlled by varying the excitation of the machine c. The machines c, d may be coupled together through a change - speed gear so as to vary the amount of speed variation of the motor a.
Patent GB-190716483-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Flap Valves.
Inventor: WIELAND PHILIPP
Filed: 1907-07-18
Granted: 1908-07-09
Abstract: 16,483. Wieland, P., and Wieland, M. R., [trading as Wieland & Co.]. July 18. Rolling; making valves.-Flap valves of the type in which the spring portion is formed in one with a thicker bearing-portion are made from strips produced by rolling lengthways, instead of crossways as usual, to obtain the most favourable arrangement of the fibres of the metal. By these means the resilience of the spring-portion of the valve is increased, and the necessary elasticity, strength, and durability of the valve flap are obtained. A strip of metal approximately equal in size to the required valve is rolled in this manner, and the thicker bearing-portion is preferably formed by providing a groove in the periphery of one of the rolls. Two metal strips, superposed so that the ends which are to form the thicker bearing-portions project, may be rolled between ordinary rolls, whereby the proportion of the thicknesses of the bearing-portion and the spring portion will be as two to one, but this ratio may vary. To produce a ratio of greater inequality, a steel packing-strip, which is placed above the valve flap in such a manner that one of the latter projects, is passed between the rolls with the valve flap. The spring portion of the valve may be straight, secured as shown in Fig. 3, wound about and secured to a bolt, formed into a spiral and mounted upon a spindle, or bent into zigzag form as shown in Fig. 6. Specification No. 25,566, A.D. 1899, [Abridgment Class Valves &c.], is referred to.
Patent GB-190716569-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Means for Focussing Photographic Cameras
Filed: 1907-07-19
Granted: 1908-06-18
Abstract: 16,569. Holmes, H., Edwards, W. A., and Houghtons, Ltd. July 19. Cameras ; enlarging.-Relates to a method for readily adjusting the parts of an enlarging-camera without the necessity of focusing, the method being also applicable for focusing in ordinary cameras. A rod 9 has several flat faces, each furnished with shallow cuts or notches at calculated intervals, into which springs 13; 14 of the sliding parts automatically engage. One of the faces is preferably uncut, and the rod is rotatable to bring any face into action. Alternatively a round rod with a series of stop pins may be used. For ordinary cameras, a similar rod is used in connexion with the baseboard, each face having a notch or stop corresponding to a particular distance, and thereby arresting the lens front in proper position as it is drawn out. Specification No. 20,860, A.D. 1900, is referred to.
Patent GB-190716719-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Arc Lamps especially applicable for Signalling Purposes and as Searchlights.
Inventor: FORBES GEORGE
Filed: 1907-07-22
Granted: 1908-07-22
Abstract: 16,719. Forbes, G. July 22. Lenses; search-lights; signal lamps.-An electric search-light or signal lamp has a compound lens A, Fig. 1, resembling an enlarged microscope objective, with a low current arc placed close to the lens. Fig. 3 shows the lens in section, crown glass being represented by full-line shading and flint glass by broken-line shading. The part of the lens nearest the arc is a cylinder M of water bounded by a plate L of quartz or fused silica. The water may be circulated to and from the lens by a pump or syringe and tubes H. As a further protection, a thin mica or like replaceable screen N may be placed between the arc and the lens. The carbons C are fed by means of screws, bevel-gearing, and a hand-wheel F, and means are provided for adjusting the position of the arc, which may also be controlled by a magnetic arc-deflecting device. During use, the lamp is carried in the hands or supported by a universal joint. A telescope or binocular may be attached to the lamp, for viewing the object illuminated. A signalling-shutter may be placed on either side of the lens. Several lamps may be mounted on the frame.
Patent GB-190722648-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Electrically Firing Mines
Inventor: GLOESSL KONRAD SCHAFFLER NECTE
IPC: H02K39/00
Filed: 1907-10-14
Granted: 1908-06-25
Abstract: 22,648. Gl÷ssl, (Schaffler), K., and Weiss, D. Oct. 14. Blasting and mining cartridges and fuses.-The variable resistance which has usually to be inserted in the firing-circuit according to the number of fuses in series is replaced by a few convolutions b wound on the field magnets of the shunt-wound dynamo - electric generators used for firing. This arrangement also allows fuses to be fired in parallel circuits.
Patent GB-190724039-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Musical Chord and Note Indicators.
Inventor: MILLER CHARLES ADDISON
Filed: 1907-10-30
Granted: 1907-12-31
Abstract: 24,039. Miller, C. A. Oct. 30, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Music chord and note indicators; teaching music.- An appliance for use in connexion with keyboard instruments consists of a bevelled block 1 bearing certain indications, and having a recess 2 in which rods 3, 4 are mounted. An adjustable rod 5 with arms 9, 10 sliding on the rods 3, 4 is mounted in a groove in the base of the block and is provided with pointers 7, 8 and a handle 5<a>. Fixed indicators 12, 13, 14, 15 on the rods 3, 4 together with the movable indicators 9, 10 denote the chords of the tonic and subdominant in either the major or minor scale according to the position of the pointer 7, the arrow being set to the keynote. Marks 16 on the rear wall of the recess 2 denote the chord of the dominant. The appliance is also provided with marks indicating the notes of the major and minor scales and the fingering of the various scales.
Patent GB-190802493-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Air Ships.
Inventor: WILSON EARLE FERGUSON
Filed: 1908-02-04
Granted: 1908-08-13
Abstract: 2493. Wilson, E. F. Feb. 4. Aerial machines with or without aerostats; cars; steering.-An auxiliary car B' for carrying the passengers, ballast, &c. is pivotally suspended by rods b, b<1> from the main car A<1>, which is attached to the aerostat or aeroplane. A cord C is secured to the bow of the car B', passes round the shaft c', Fig. 5, of a hand-wheel c' and over a pulley c<5> at the rear of the main car, and is secured to the back of the car B<1>. By turning the hand-wheel c<2>, the inclination of the aerostat or aeroplane may be adjusted for steering. The car B<1>, Fig. 3, is divided by floors D', D<2>, and an elevator shaft D extends from the bottom of the car to the car A'. The rods b, b<1> supporting the car may also form guides for the elevator.
Patent GB-190806434-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Internal Combustion Engines for Motor Road Vehicles.
Inventor: BACHRICH LUDWIG
Filed: 1908-03-23
Granted: 1908-10-08
Abstract: 6434. Bachrich, L., and Bachrich, H. March 23. Gas or explosivevapour engines.- An engine using heavy fuel and suitable for motorcars has an airpump d in line with the cylinder c, the air from the pump d injecting the fuel from a duct g into the cylinder c whenever the piston b uncovers the duct. When the engine works on a fourstroke cycle, the air compressed in the pump d at alternate revolutions may be used for scavenging.
Patent GB-190807533-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Speed and Distance Recorders for Locomotives, Motor Cars, and other Machines.
Inventor: HUTCHINSON RICHARD JOHN
Filed: 1908-04-06
Granted: 1909-04-01
Abstract: 7533. Hutchinson, R. J., and Grindrod, A. B. April 6. Speed indicators of the time-distance type adapted for locomotives, motor-cars, &c. consist of a recording-drum 1 driven by an internal clock mounted on a stationary screwed shaft 4 carried by a detachable casing 13 ; the drum is driven by rods 14 passing through holes in the drum diaphragm 15, and the clock is wound up when the drum is removed. A pencil 3 is reciprocated by a toothed cam 6 mounted co-axially with the drum, as shown in Fig. 1, and actuated by a vehicle - driven worm 8, the projection on the cam being constructed as shown in full or dotted lines in Fig. 5. The pencil is secured to a carrier 5 mounted in a spring-controlled rod 25 provided with a roller 26 to bear against the cam, the rod moving in blocks 21, 23 secured to bars 20. The block 21 is pivoted on a rod 22 carried by the casing, and the block 23 is connected by a link 24 to a lid 18 so that when the casing is opened the pencil is raised from the drum, the rods being forced on their return into seats 32 by a bolt 28 and a spring 29. The clock casing is locked by an extension 30 of the lid engaging a lug 31 on the clock casing. The cam 6 may be driven by the clock and the drum by the vehicle.
Patent GB-190810325-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Superheaters suitable for Boilers of the Locomotive Type.
Inventor: SCHMIDT WILHELM
Filed: 1908-05-12
Granted: 1908-10-01
Abstract: 10,325. Schmidt, W. Oct. 18, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Baffles.-The upper part of the fire-box of a locomotive boiler is closed off by a cross wall of water-tubes a to form a chamber for the reception of a superheater p. The wall may consist entirely of water-tubes or it may be formed of suitably spaced-tubes supporting firebricks c, which are grooved at their edges and partly enclose the tubes in order to protect them from the flames. A deflecting-wall d is arranged in front of the opening w to the chamber. Sleeves f, g guide air directly from the atmosphere or from a forcing-device along the rear ends of the superheater tubes in order to cool them. An air-cooled grating may be provided over the opening w. The passage of the hot gases through the superheating-chamber is regulated by a damper q at the bottom of a casing y arranged at the front of the smoke tubes which are cut off by the cross wall.
Patent GB-190814219-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Preparing Grummets or Packing for Stuffing Boxes.
Inventor: HERON WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-07-04
Granted: 1909-05-06
Abstract: 14,219. Heron, W. July 4. [Cognate Application No. 28,327, A.D. 1908, dated Dec. 29.] Joint - making packing. - The grummets or packing for the stuffing- boxes of condenser tube plates are compressed and shaped before insertion. A grummet 16 is placed on the tapered end of a plunger 1, and is carried by this plunger into a cylinder 9, in which a sleeve 10 slides, the tapered part of the plunger entering the sleeve. The grummet bears on the end of the sleeve and is expanded by the parallel part of the plunger. In the modification shown in Fig. 2, the sleeve and plunger are connected to fork-ended levers 12, 3. These levers are joined by a link 13, the proportions being such that the sleeve moves slower than the plunger. A pin-and-slot arrangement on the two reciprocating parts forces these parts to rotate when the levers are moved by hand or power, the inclination of the slot giving a greater rate of rotation as the parts approach each other. The plunger and sleeve may be continuously rotated in opposite directions by spur-gearing; spur-wheels are fixed on the plunger and sleeve and engage long spur-wbeels 22, 26, Fig. 5, mounted on a through shaft 24. Pins on the pivoted levers 3, 12 engage cam grooves in wheels on the shaft, the cams being of different pitch to give the plunger a greater longitudinal movement than the sleeve. In a further modification, the plunger is rotated by teeth 34, Fig. 6, on the lever 3, engaging teeth on a collar 6 on the plunger. The plunger alone may be rotated; or when neither plunger nor sleeve is rotated, the plunger is made with a long tapered end gradually to expand the grummet.
Patent GB-190814270-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Harrows.
Inventor: TECKLENBURG WOLDEMAR VON
Filed: 1908-07-04
Granted: 1909-06-10
Abstract: 14,270. Tecklenburg, W. von. July 4. Removal of parts, facilitating.-Shafts are removably mounted on harrows by means of the bearings shown in Figs. 6, 8, and 10. In Fig. 6, the shaft a is normally prevented from leaving its curved seat m by a pivoted stop n. In Fig. 8, a bearing-piece o, comprising two laterally bent hooks, is rotatably mounted on a clamp i. In Fig. 10, the shaft is held in a fork p by a weighted and pivoted lever r engaging a stop u. The bearings are connected to the harrow by clamps i, bolts k, and thumb or other nuts l.
Patent GB-190814677-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Plates for Securing Artificial Teeth.
Inventor: KUENZEL LEOKADIA
IPC: A61C13/24
Filed: 1908-07-10
Granted: 1909-02-25
Abstract: 14,677. K³nzel, L. July 10. Teeth, artificial.-The palatal cavity of a dental plate 1 is fitted with a layer 2 of soft fibrous material, such as wadding or cotton-wool. Before insertion of the plate in the mouth, the wadding is wetted so that when the teeth are closed water is pressed out and a vacuum produced.
Patent GB-190814878-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Feeding and Guiding Cloth to Stentering and other Machines.
Inventor: KAY JOHN
Filed: 1908-07-14
Granted: 1909-07-08
Abstract: 14,878. Kay, J., and Foxwell, W. H. July 14. Printing fabrics.-In apparatus for feeding and guiding cloth to tentering and other machines by means of one or more pairs of rollers a, b, Fig. 3, at each side of the cloth, the separation and engagement of the rollers is controlled by air or steam pressure or by a vacuum. A vertical feeler q, Figs. 2 and 3, which has a curved upper part bearing against the edge of the cloth, is carried by the spindle s of a rotary or other piston valve or a double screw valve.. A valve plunger in a valve cylinder g mounted on an arm f is normally raised by steam or air pressure, so as to raise a pin i and also the bottom of a frame c, which carries the bottom roller a and is pivoted on a stud d projecting from the frame e carrying the roller b. When the abnormally tensioned fabric acts on the feeler q, the valve spindle is turned, the compressed-air or steam supply being thereby shut off and the compressed air &c. released so that the roller a falls and the rollers a, bare rendered inoperative. An adjustable balance-weight u is employed on an arm t on the feeler q. In a modification, the frame c, Fig. 8, has a downwardly-extending arm w connecting to the rod i. The cylinder g is horizontal, and a vacuum is obtained through the pipe v to keep the rollers in operative position. In other modifications, the frame c has an arm extending rearwardly from its fulcrum and furnished with a balance weight to keep the rollers a, b normally in engagement. A plunger rod acts on this extending arm if air or steam pressure is used in the cylinder, or on the frame c if a vacuum is used to depress the roller a when the cloth diverges. The roller frame may slide in the frame e. The apparatus may be used with cloth running in an inclined or a vertical position.
Patent GB-190816475-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture, Fitting and Fixing of Wheels and the like.
Inventor: RALPH STEPHEN JAMIESON
Filed: 1908-08-05
Granted: 1909-08-05
Abstract: 16,475. Ralph, S. J. Aug. 5. Locking nuts.-A nut e for securing a detachable wheel on its hub is formed with interrupted teeth to engage a partly interrupted thread on the hub and is locked by one or more spring-pressed pawls q engaging ratchet teeth on a ring n carried by the hub ring d.
Patent GB-190817531-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sanitary Attachments for Telephone Transmitters and Receivers.
Inventor: SCHILLING FRIEDRICH
Filed: 1908-08-20
Granted: 1909-01-21
Abstract: 17,531. Schilling, F. Aug. 21. Telephones. - A hygienic device for telephone instruments consists of a t h i n non-soundretarding covering, which closes the mouthpiece or earpiece of the instruments during conversation and may be easily cleaned. The cover may be formed integral with the mouthpiece as at g, Fig. 4, or it may be removable. The cylindrical side b, Fig. 1, of a removable cover is slotted and provided with a bead d for obtaining an elastic grip of the mouthpiece &c.
Patent GB-190824390-A (GB)
Title: Auxiliary Handles for Files
Inventor: KNIGHT JOHN HENRY
Filed: 1908-11-13
Granted: 1909-06-10
Abstract: 24,390. Knight, J. H. Nov. 13. Files; handles.-An auxiliary handle A is adapted to be fixed to the end of an ordinary file by plates B, D and bolts C, packing of wood, fibre or softer metal being interposed if the clamping-device is of hard metal. In the forms shown in Figs. 4<a> and 5 a screw on the end of the handle clamps on to the file, and in Fig. 4<a> the handle is shaped to fit the palm of the band.
Patent GB-190827609-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Picture or like Suspenders.
Inventor: JAMES JOHN JESSE
Filed: 1908-12-19
Granted: 1909-12-02
Abstract: 27,609. James, J. J., [trading as Dutson & Co.]. Dec. 19. Hooks.-Picture or moulding hooks are provided with one or more hooks b on the strap part e in addition to the ordinary hook f at the lower end, so that the hook may carry the cords of two or more separate pictures.